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Time: 18:30 Venue: General Tarleton, Ferrensby Chair (outgoing): Jonathan Pow Clerk (outgoing): Sue Aspinall (nominated), supported by Pooja Pow (assistant clerk). Number of Attendees: ≈25 Aforementioned “How We Work” Statement copied below for reference:
Location: The General Tarleton, meeting room (upstairs), 18:30. 1. Opening and Apologies 2. Approval of Previous Minutes from the September 2025, meeting 3. Stepping down of Chair and Clerks · Jonathan Pow officially stepping down as Chair at this meeting · Sue Aspinall and Pooja Pow officially stepping down as clerks at this meeting · Volunteer/ …
Date: 15th September 2025 Venue: Arkendale Village Hall Chair: Jonathan Pow Clerk: Sue Aspinall (nominated), supported by Pooja Pow (newly appointed). Outgoing Clerk: Julie McKay Attendees: 27 Apologies: Penny & Barry Cooke, Caroline & Martyn Wilson 1. Welcome & Review of Minutes 2. Finance Update Action Points: 3. New Roles & Governance Action Points: 4. …
Ferrensby Parish Meeting has joined a growing number of communities across North Yorkshire calling for stronger action on rural speeding. At the time of writing, over 70 town and parish councils, along with Community Speed Watch groups, have added their names to a joint campaign: Average and Fixed Speed Cameras – North Yorkshire (AFSC-NY). This …
A Short Pond Recap and Update It has been a number of years since the village pond was dredged (to some extent) by a contractor, using funds secured from the Allerton Park Landscape Fund (I presume, though the previous Clerk’s notes/emails aren’t available to us). This fund is part of a community benefit scheme associated …
Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) – Certificate of Exemption 2024/25 As part of our responsibilities under the Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities, the Parish Meeting of Ferrensby is required to publish certain the Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) annually. We are a Parish Meeting rather than a Parish Council, and as such, we …
Location: Arkendale Village Hall Attendance:The meeting was well attended, with many residents present. Apologies:David Fearnside, Kath and Paul Dewey, Tracey Smith, Pat Godbold, Malcolm Horner, Chris and Joy Craven, Jasia Painter, Peter and Jane Green, Sue Aspinall. 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Approval of Previous Minutes 3. Planning 4. Finance 5. Pond Maintenance 6. Traffic Calming …
See below message. To try and allocate commuted sums available (some of which soon ‘expire’) to our pond improvement programme. Hopefully with the expert help of Alison Newsham “Deputy Honcho” from Harrogate Aquatic Sent 31/03/2025 Sam Biddulph Parks and Grounds Development Officer North Yorkshire Council PO Box 787 Harrogate HG1 9RW Dear Sam Biddulph (Cllr …
Urgent Appeal for Traffic Safety Improvements in Ferrensby Introduction As you may know, our village is facing serious issues with speeding and dangerous driving, which threaten our safety. Despite our repeated attempts to engage local authorities, we have not seen the necessary action to address these concerns. Below is a letter I recently sent to …
Location: Arkendale Village Hall Attendance:25 villagers attended, as recorded on the attendance form. Apologies:Chris and Joy Craven, Diane and Malcolm Horne, Kath and Paul Dewey, Councillor Robert Windass, Denise Robinson. 1. Welcome and ApologiesA request was made for the agenda to be distributed to all villagers prior to the meeting, not just through the village …
